The best of the 2018 Winter Olympics: Week 1

Adam Rippon

USA's Adam Rippon celebrates following his routine in the men's single skating short program on February 16.

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Ryan Donato

Ryan Donato, #16, of the United States, celebrates after his second goal against Slovakia during the Men's Ice Hockey Preliminary Round Group B game at Gangneung Hockey Centre on February 16. Team USA won, 2-1.

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Nathan Chen

USA's Nathan Chen competes in the men's single skating short program of the figure skating event on February 16.

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Ryan Cochran-Siegle

USA's Ryan Cochran-Siegle competes in the Men's Alpine Combined Downhill at the Jeongseon Alpine Center during on February 13.

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Kiley McKinnon

Kiley McKinnon of the United States competes during the Freestyle Skiing Ladies' Aerials Final on day eight of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, at Phoenix Snow Park on February 17. The gold medal went to Hanna Huskova of Belarus.

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Mikaela Shiffrin wins

USA's Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates after winning the women's Giant Slalom at the Yongpyong Alpine Centre on February 15.

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Mikaela Shiffrin

Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States makes a run during the Ladies' Giant Slalom at Yongpyong Alpine Centre on February 15.

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Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot

Germany's Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot hug while acknowledging the crowd after the pairs figure skating free skate on February 15. They won the gold.

North Korean cheerleaders

North Korean cheerleaders hold the Unified Korea flag during the men's preliminary round ice hockey match between Korea and Czech Republic at the Gangneung Hockey Centre on February 15.

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Germany's Martin Noerl

Germany's Martin Noerl (right) leads the men's snowboard cross semi-final event at the Phoenix Park during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on February 15.

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Ragnhild Haga

Ragnhild Haga of Norway celebrates winning the Cross-Country Skiing Ladies' 10km Free on day six of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Alpensia Cross-Country Centre on February 15.

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Ladies' Giant Slalom

Silver medalist Ragnhild Mowinckel of Norway, gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States, and bronze medalist Federica Brignone of Italy celebrate on the podium after the Ladies' Giant Slalom on day six of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Yongpyong Alpine Centre on February 15.

Kim Ju Sik and Ryom Tae Ok

North Korea's Kim Ju Sik and Ryom Tae Ok (R) compete in the pair skating short program of the figure skating event at the Gangneung Ice Arena on February 14.

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Ryom Tae Ok and Kim Ju Sik

North Korea's Ryom Tae Ok (2nd R) and Kim Ju Sik (2nd L) react after competing in the pair skating short program of the figure skating event at the Gangneung Ice Arena on February 14.

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Shaun White's comeback

Shaun White of the United States competes during the Snowboard Men's Halfpipe Qualification on day four of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park on February 13. He ended up winning the gold medal the following day -- his third in four Olympics.

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Sean White celebrates

Gold medalist Shaun White of the United States celebrates after completing his triumphant last run in the Snowboard Men's Halfpipe Final on day five of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics on February 14.

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Eric Frenzel

Eric Frenzel of Germany celebrates as he crosses the line to win gold during the Nordic Combined Individual Gundersen Normal Hill and 10km Cross Country on day five of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics at Alpensia Cross-Country Centre on February 14.

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Jorien Ter Mors

Netherlands' Jorien Ter Mors celebrates winning the women's 1,000m speed skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Oval in on February 14.

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Brittany Bowe

Brittany Bowe of The United States competes during the Ladies 1,500m Long Track Speed Skating final on day three of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 12.

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Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro

Canada's Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro compete in the pair skating short program of the figure skating event on February 14.

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Halfpipe finals

Ben Ferguson of the United States competes during the Snowboarding Men's Halfpipe Finals at Pheonix Snow Park on February 14 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.

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Ayumu Hirano finishes his run

Ayumu Hirano of Japan finishes his run during the Snowboard Men's Halfpipe Final on day five of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics at Phoenix Snow Park on February 14.

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Pair skating leaders

Wenjing Sui and Cong Han of China compete during the Pair Skating Short Program on day five of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 14.

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One point behind ...

Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov of Olympic Athletes from Russia compete during the Pair Skating Short Program on day five of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 14.

Exhaustion

Sweden's Stina Nilsson collapses onto the snow after crossing the finish line to win gold in the women's cross-country individual sprint classic final during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on February 13.

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Ice dancing siblings

Brother-and-sister team Alex and Maia Shibutani of the United States compete in the Figure Skating Team Event Ice Dance Free Dance on day three of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. They helped Team USA win the bronze in the team event.

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Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford

Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada compete in the Figure Skating Team Event Pairs Free Skating at Gangneung Ice Arena. Team Canada won the gold.

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Mirai Nagasu

Mirai Nagasu of the United States becomes the first U.S. woman to land a triple axel in Olympic competition. Here, she competes in the team event on February 12.

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USA figure skating team

Team USA skaters collect their bronze medals for the figure skating team event at the Pyeongchang Medals Plaza on February 12.

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Canada's gold

Team Canada skaters jump on the podium as they're awarded the gold for the figure skating team event at the Pyeongchang Medals Plaza on February 12.

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Red Gerard

Snowboarder Red Gerard of the U.S. on his way to a gold medal during the Snowboarding Men's Slopestyle Finals on February 11.

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Red Gerard

Snowboarder Red Gerard of the U.S. competes in the Men's Slopestyle Finals, at Phoenix Snow Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea, February 11. Gerard won the first gold medal for Team USA.

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Gold!

USA's gold medalist Red Gerard poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the snowboard Men's Slopestyle at the Pyeongchang Medals Plaza on February 11.

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Cross-country skiing

Andrey Larkov (#11), from Russia, crashes with Simen Hegstad Krueger of Norway during the Men's 15km and 15km Skiathlon on February 11.

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Snowboard conditions

The wind blows snow across the course as competitor practices before the Snowboard Ladies's Slopestyle Qualification was cancelled due to weather on day two at Pheonix Snow Park on February 11.

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Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim

Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim of the United States compete in the Figure Skating Team Event Pairs Free Skating at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 11.

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Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim

Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim of the United States react after competing in the Figure Skating Team Event Pairs Free Skating on February 11.

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Evgenia Medvedeva

Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia competes in the Figure Skating Team Event Ladies Short Program on February 11.

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Sven Kramer

Speed skater Sven Kramer of the Netherlands became the first person to win three consecutive gold medals in the Men's 5000m, at Gangneung Oval on February 11.

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Bradie Tennell

Bradie Tennell of the United States competes during the Figure Skating Team Event Ladies Short Program at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 11.

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Mons Roisland

Mons Roisland of Norway competes during the Snowboard Men's Slopestyle at Phoenix Snow Park on February 11.

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Snowboarding medals

Left to right: Canada's Max Parrot wins the silver medal, Red Gerard of the U.S. wins the gold, and Canada's Mark McMorris took bronze in the Snowboarding Men's Slopestyle Finals on February 11.

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Curling

Lee Ki-jeong of South Korea competes during the Curling Mixed Doubles on day two of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on February 11.

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Hockey

Olympic athletes from Russia huddle before a women's preliminary round match against Canada, at Gangneung Hockey Center on February 11.

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Women's hockey

U.S. players celebrate Kendall Coyne's goal during the Women's Preliminary Round Match against Finland, at Gangneung Hockey Center on February 11. The U.S. defeated Finland 3-1.

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Moguls

Justine Dufour-Lapointe of Canada came up with a silver medal in the Women's Moguls Final at Phoenix Snow Park on February 11.

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Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada compete in the Team Event/Ice Dance short dance, at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 11. Team Canada won the gold.

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Skeleton

Kevin Boyer of Canada trains for the Skeleton at the Olympic Sliding Center on February 11.

Xing out the competition

Perrine Laffont of France took the top spot during the freestyle moguls qualifications on February 9. Laffont would go on to win the gold.

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Russia dazzles in early days

Russian pairs skaters Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov in the team event short program on Feb. 9.

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U.S. contenders

Team USA pairs skaters Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim, who are married, earned their best score of the season during the short program competition on Feb. 9, keeping them in medal contention.

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Meanwhile, off the ice ...

Impersonators of Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un hammed it up in the stands on February 9.

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Olympic selfie

U.S. snowboarder Shaun White takes a selfie with his compatriots during the Opening Ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on February 9, 2018.

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Tongan flagbearer returns

After shooting to international fame when he walked shirtless and oiled-up into the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Rio, Pita Taufatofua again carried the Tongan flag into the opener of the Winter Games in Pyeongchang February 9.

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Team USA

Team USA, led by flagbearer Erin Hamlin, during the Opening Ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on February 9, 2018.

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Fireworks

Fireworks go off during the Opening Ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on February 9, 2018.